RFC: Target net8.0 or netstandard2.1 ?

[njlr]

Myriad.Core currently targets net9.0:

Myriad/src/Myriad.Core/Myriad.Core.fsproj

Line 4 in 99863b0

<TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>

This is OK for consumers on .NET SDK 9.0 or 10.0, but it is incompatible with 8.0.

However, .NET 8.0 is LTS within support until November 2026 (same EoL as .NET 9.0).

Could the target framework be moved down to 8.0 until then?
This would not affect consumers on 9.0 or 10.0.

Thanks 👍

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Would this be worse if it targeted 10.x ?

[njlr]

Would this be worse if it targeted 10.x ?

My understanding is that later SDKs can consume older libraries, but not the other way.

So moving to 10.0 requires consumers to be on 10.0 or later - this would be an issue for SDK 9.0 consumers.

IMO libraries should target the earliest LTS, which is 8.0 until November.